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Bembix - Microbembex monodonta - female
Copyright © 2005 Herschel Raney

Bembix - Microbembex monodonta - Female
Toadsuck beach, AR River, Perry County, Arkansas, USA
October 10, 2005
Size: 12-14mm
On sand. Nectaring intermittently. I think this may be the local subspecies of Bembix americana which whould be spinolae I guess. Can't be sure. We have another subspecies in the guide already. There are quite a few local Bembix species.
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Contributed by Herschel Raney on 11 October, 2005 - 4:08pm
Last updated 1 May, 2008 - 4:41pm

Moved
Moved from Bembix.
… Herschel Raney, 11 January, 2007 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

Microbembex?
I don't think this is a Bembix. Just a gut feeling, don't know what characters I can give to justify it....Definitely right subfamily, probably right tribe. Great image!
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 October, 2005 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

 
yes Eric
its Microbembex monodonta

not Bembix

note slender body and maculation pattern
… John S. Ascher, 19 October, 2006 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

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